Veritas, Vol. 02, No. 29, April 16, 1962

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APRIL 16, 1962
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Nearing completion of thejir truly monumental undertaking of drafting apro£ academic development of UM for the next 35 years, members of the Task Force last Thursday assembled for their last regularly scheduled meeting. Before them was the draft of their final report. The 41 page document, successor to a preliminary report issued Feb. 26, incorporated objectives and recommendations arrived at by the Task Forcers after some nine months of work. The report: which will be prepared from the final draft is expected to be sent to the President with a recommendation that it be approved and transmitted to the Board of Trustees for its consideration before the end of the academic year.
Appointed by Dr. Pearson last July, the Task Force of nine members began meeting on Main Campus under the chairmanship of Dr. C. Doren Tharp. On Nov. 27, Dr. Tharp, beginning a heavy schedule of traveling on UM business, requested that Dr. James J. Carney,
Jr., professor of economics and finance and assistant dean of the faculties, take over as chairman. In addition to Dr. Tharp and Dr. Carney, the Task Force includes: Jack Bohlen, assistant to the president for development; C. Scott Fletcher, consultant to the president; Dr. M. Eugene Flipse, professor of medicine and chairman of the dept, of preventive medicine and public health and director of the student health center; Wilson Hicks, director of university and student publications and lecturer in journalism; Dean E. Morton Miller; Dean J. Riis Owre and Dr. Charlton W. Tebeau, professor and chairman of history.
In their twice-weekly, two-hour or longer sessions, the Task Forcers sought advice and information from many faculty and administration sources, including all deans and department heads. To obtain a view of the community image UM now presents and how this image could be or should be changed in the future, the Task Forcers asked many off-campus individuals to appear. Among these visitors were editors of the Miami newspapers, business men, industrialists, public school officials, junior college officials, in general representing a wide cross section of the Greater Miami community. The final report will represent a synthesis of all this information, advice and opinion assembled from these many sources, as interpreted and developed by the Task Force, and will present definite recommendations along many lines.
TASK FORCE REACHES PENULTIMATE POINT IN MONUMENTAL JOB OF CHARTING UM’S FUTURE
HONORARY ALUMNUS MAYTAG BEQUEATHS OVER	The University of Miami last week became the
$1,250,000 FOR CHAIR, FELLOWSHIPS,	beneficiary of gifts totalling more than
FACULTY SALARIES	$1,250,000 in the estate of the late Robert E.
Maytag, industrialist and honorary UM alumnus, who died in March. During his lifetime, Mr. Maytag had established a Chair of Ichthyology at the Institute of Marine Science with donations aggregating $325,000. In Mr. Maytag’s will several specific bequests were made to the University. These included $250,000 in cash to establish a Chair of Ornithology; $1,000,000 in cash or securities for endowment to provide income for fellowships and faculty salaries; various boats and a large assortment of cameras, films, and other equipment. Proceeds from the sale of the valuable boats will be used to increase the endowed chairs so that they will have equal total worth.
Prior to his unexpected death at the age of 38, Mr. Maytag had been generous in support of several University of Miami scientific expeditions. In recognition of his contributions to the advancement of science, Mr. Maytag was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Science at UM’s midwinter commencement in February 1961.
FRANK MEEHAN A memorial service for Frank Meehan, 51, assistant professor of marketing SERVICE HELD who died April 8, was held Thursday in the Ashe Bldg. With UM since 1951, Mr. Meehan was responsible for developing the successful Cooperative Training Program providing student participation in business. Born in Northampton, Mass., he began his teaching career at Northampton High after receiving his B.A. at Williams in 1934. He obtained his M.B.A. from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1938. He then served with Standard GxT ~ofr New Jersey until being commissioned a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve in 1942. Awarded the Purple Heart, he returned to civilian life in 1945. Burial was in Northampton.
SEVEN UM AUTHORITIES ON LATIN-AMERICA	To Coral Gables from Ann Arbor last week
INTERVIEWED FOR ’’TOWARD PEACE” RADIO SERIES	came University of Michigan’s Glen D.
Phillips, producer of the ’’Toward Peace” series of radio programs, to obtain interviews from UM authorities on Latin-America, a new series of programs aimed at bettering inter-American understanding. Those participating were Dr. Jose A. Balseiro, on the areas of cultural and intellectual affairs; Dr. Stojan A. Bayitch, international law; Dr. J. Walter Beck, medicine and health; Dr. Robert C. Beyer, economic history; Dr. Luella N. Dambaugh, geography and land use; Dr. Marinus J. Dijkman, tropical agriculture; Prof. John Dyer, foreign trade. The programs, which will include comments from Latin American as well as US and UN authorities, will be broadcast throughout the U.S., possibly beamed by the Voice of America to South America.